Cell coverage study OK'd

Published 5:13 pm, Tuesday, August 20, 2013

SHERMAN -- Sherman voters have approved spending $15,000 for a study of the infrastructure required to provide improved cell phone service in town.

During a well-attended town meeting Friday, the decision was reached to have RCC Consultants do a companion study to the emergency services communication study the company did for the town three years ago.

The town meeting was held in response to an AT & T proposal to construct a 170-foot cell tower on Coots Hill Road.

The new study will determine if there are additional sites where communication equipment upgrades could be installed to aid emergency responders and where cell towers could be located.

"This will help with developing a comprehensive plan for supplying coverage in the northern and southern areas of the town," said First Selectman Clay Cope.